Age of Conversation 2: Don't Be The Only One Who Doesn't Get It

Age of Conversation 2: Why Don't They Get It? was officially released yesterday. I bought both a hardcover and an electronic copy, and from that purchase, $16.04 is being donated to Variety, the children's charity.

But that's not why you should buy this book.

Now, you know that as a contributing author, I'm biased, but having read a few essays so far, I know that the quality of thinking and writing is strong.

As a contributing author to the first Age of Conversation (which is still on sale at Amazon), I can say without bias that this version is so much better than the first.

The difference, I think, can be attributed to several factors.

1. A dedicated theme. "Why Don't They Get It," as chosen by the community (including non-authors).
2. Organization. Authors had choice of topics from within that theme. Authors chose between Manifestos, The Accidental Marketer (John Herrington's chapter is in here), A New Brand of Creative (my choice), My Marketing Tragedy, Life in the Conversation Lane, Keeping Secrets, From Conversation to Action, and Business Models. Kudos to Drew and Gavin for stepping it up.
3. Increased effort. Authors (including returning authors) knew the opportunity was serious. They stepped up their game for this one and unleashed their creativity.
4. More perspectives. About 134 more authors this time than last. We're all over the globe, too.

Still unconvinced?
While you're making up your mind, here is some information that may help.

1. Follow AOC2 on Twitter
2. Subscribe to the Official Age of Conversation Blog
3. Listen to the Official Age of Conversation Podcast
4. Meet the authors.
5. Interact with them. Don't be afraid to get in the conversation

Who Are the Authors?

A   Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi

B   Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich

C   C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Chris Brown, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson

D   Daniel Honigman, Dan Schawbel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Dave Davison, David Armano, David Berkowitz, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner

E   Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller

F   Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson

G   Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G. Kofi Annan, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming

H   Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber

J   J. Erik Potter, James G. Lindberg, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, John Herrington, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Foster

K   Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kristin Gorski

L   Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux

M   Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel

N   Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice

O   Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz

P   Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman

R   Rachel Steiner, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen

S   Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Sreeraj Menon, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood

T   Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tim Brunelle, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman

U   Uwe Hook

V   Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau

W   Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff

Y   Yves Van Landeghem

Thanks to the great Kristin Gorski for the author formatting!

- Cam Beck

Comments

[C.B. Whittemore]

Cam, the widget is fantastic! Thanks for getting the word out about AOC2! I agree with you. This one is definitely better from all aspects. I can't wait to get my copy and start diving in. I look forward to your chapter.

[Gavin Heaton]

Thanks for all your effort and support, Cam. Can't wait for everyone to get the books in their hands!

[Drew McLellan]

Cam,

Again...thanks for all your efforts to help promote the book. I think your readers will find plenty to chew on in the 250+ pages!

Drew

[Kristin Gorski]

Thanks for the widget and the shout-out, Cam. Go, Team AOC! :-)

[Charles Sipe]

Just added the widget to my blog and followed AOC2 on twitter. Great tip. I'm looking forward to reading your chapter.